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  • Summary: "Welcome to Mostyn House, a once beautiful Victorian mansion that now rearranges itself each night and is filled with overgrown undead, invisible ghosts, devious witches, and axe wielding madmen.

    Take on the role of young Nightingale in this challenging 2.5D RPG that draws inspiration
    "Welcome to Mostyn House, a once beautiful Victorian mansion that now rearranges itself each night and is filled with overgrown undead, invisible ghosts, devious witches, and axe wielding madmen.

    Take on the role of young Nightingale in this challenging 2.5D RPG that draws inspiration from roguelikes, Soulslikes and classic survival horror games.

    Explore an expansive procedurally generated map that includes all of Mostyn House and the hedge mazes, tombs, caves, churches, and ruins that lie beyond its gates. Create your own perfect build by finding or crafting a wide variety of weapons, tools, spells, outfits, and magical artifacts. Encounter a cast of strange friends, merchants, and liars each with their own agenda.

    Can Nightingale find a way to escape Mostyn House, or will she become powerful enough to control it?

    Features

    ● Unique 2.5D gameplay with elements of roguelikes, Soulslikes and classic survival horror.
    ● Deep and engaging story combining gothic horror and 19th century science fiction.
    ● Large procedurally generated world to explore with:
    ○ 200+ rooms and areas with dozens of biomes.
    ○ 80+ monsters and bosses.
    ○ 400+ unique outfits, rings, weapons, tools, treasures and spells to find and craft.
    ○ 30+ NPCs to befriend or betray.
    ● Four endings and a robust New Game+ mode with new monsters and a new boss.
    ● Unlock Fixed Camera Mode and play through the game from a classic survival horror perspective."
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Apr 8, 2024
    86
    Withering Rooms blends elements from classic survival horror games like Clock Tower and modern roguelikes, offering a tense experience where death resets progress but rearranges the mansion's rooms, providing a fresh challenge each time. Despite technical limitations and lack of Spanish text, its mix of combat, puzzles, and atmosphere delivers a compelling horror adventure.
  2. Apr 15, 2024
    80
    In the end, Withering Rooms’ somewhat clunky and graceless combat is not enough to seriously detract from what it does well. Withering Rooms looks unlike any recent game in the genre. Its setting is haunting and haunted and its blend of roguelike, puzzle, and action mechanics guarantees variety. It’s a compelling choice for fans of action games with more than a dash of horror.
  3. Apr 19, 2024
    80
    A fantastic combination of horror, combat and puzzle solving elements, Withering Rooms is one nightmare that you may not wish to wake from!
  4. 75
    You can always depend on the indie game scene to try new things, and Withering Rooms is no exception. A thoughtful implementation of the rogue-like formula into a horror scenario makes for a great combination. Combat offers an up-and-down experience that leaves an imbalance between magic and melee, especially since melee leaves you suffering cheap shots from time to time. Despite the snags along the way, Withering Rooms adds its own ideas into the genre, making this a must-buy for any fan of the spooky stuff.
  5. Apr 22, 2024
    75
    While the combat is clunky and systems aren't explained as well as they should be, Withering Rooms is a great entry into the horror genre.
  6. Apr 3, 2024
    70
    Part roguelike, part horror, part puzzle adventure, we've not played anything quite like Withering Rooms before. It's a little scrappy, and we wish combat was better, but there's something about it that will keep us coming back.
  7. Apr 4, 2025
    70
    Withering Rooms boasts a surprising amount of content, rivalling some AAA titles. Players will encounter a variety of outfits, weapons, enemies, and challenging boss battles, offering a high value proposition. For fans of Bloodborne seeking a 2D action RPG with a focus on witchcraft, Withering Rooms provides a compelling experience despite its uneven rogue-lite mechanics.

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